Angus Watson
Birth nameHenry Angus Watson
Born (1967-06-01) 1 June 1967
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1987–2019
RankBrigadier
Service number528380
Unit13th/18th Royal Hussars
Commands heldLight Dragoons
Battles/wars
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Insignia of the MBE

Brigadier Henry Angus Watson MBE (born 1 June 1967) is a retired British Army senior officer and Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company since 2020.[1]

Early life and education

Of Scottish descent, he is the elder son of Major General Stuart Watson CBE (1922–2022)[2] by his wife, Susan née Jackson.[3] Educated at Winchester College, Watson went up to the University of Newcastle, and later pursued further studies at Cranfield.[4]

Career

Commissioned into his father's regiment, the 13th/18th Hussars,[5][6] Watson saw active service in Kosovo and Iraq, before serving in Afghanistan as Commanding Officer of the Light Dragoons from 2006 to 2009.[7] He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service on 7 March 2008 for his service in Afghanistan from 1 April to 30 September the previous year.[8]

Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020,[9] he now serves as Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company.[10]

Family

In 1998, Watson married Caroline Perkins, having one son and two daughters.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Haberdashers' Company". haberdashers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Major General Stuart Watson obituary". The Times. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Burke's Peerage & Baronetage". burkespeerage.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Commanding officer bids farewell". Dereham Times. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. ↑ Luscombe, Stephen. "13th/18th Hussars Colonels: General Stuart Watson". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "No. 51080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1987. p. 12386.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Watson at Camp Bastion". Imperial War Museum. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "No. 58633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
  9. ↑ "The Light Dragoons". The British Army. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "New Clerks appointed". www.liverycommittee.org. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Who's Who & Who Was Who". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO.
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